
Mohammad Kaif was at the top, and so we said, Katrina Kaif sounds really great". But then we thought that Kazi sounded too . We thought we'd give her some kind of Indian ancestry, to connect with the audience . She was this pretty young English girl, and we gave her the Kashmiri father and thought of calling her Katrina Kazi. In a 2011 interview with Mumbai Mirror, Boom producer Ayesha Shroff accused Kaif of fabricating her history: "We created an identity for her. Kaif's paternal parentage has been questioned by some members of the film industry. According to Kaif, she then changed her surname to her father's because she thought it would be easier to pronounce. Although she is thought to have grown up in London, she lived there for only three years before moving to India.
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ĭue to their frequent relocation, Kaif and her siblings were home-schooled by a series of tutors. After that we went to Belgium, then to Hawaii, which was a short time, and then came to London. After France, Switzerland-and I'm cutting out many East European countries where we were for only a few months each-then Poland in Kraków . Our transitions in growing up were-from Hong Kong where I was born, to China, then to Japan, and from Japan by boat to France . Kaif says that her mother decided to "dedicate her life to social causes", which led to the family's relocation to a number of countries for varying lengths of time: Kaif with her mother at the People's Choice Awards India, 2012 In a 2009 interview with The Indian Express, she said she was not in touch with her father. But instead of complaining, I should be grateful for all the other things I have".

On her father's absence in her life, Kaif stated: "When I see friends who have wonderful fathers who are like pillars of support for their families, I say, if only I had that. She said her father had no influence on Kaif or her siblings while they were growing up, and they were raised by their mother. Kaif's parents divorced when she was a child, and her father moved to the United States. Isabelle Kaif is also a model and actress. She has seven siblings: three elder sisters named Stephanie, Christine and Natasha three younger sisters named Melissa, Sonia, and Isabel and an elder brother named Michael. According to the actress, her father, Mohammed Kaif, is a British businessman of Kashmiri descent and her mother (Suzanne, also spelt Susanna) is an English lawyer and charity worker. Katrina Kaif was born in Hong Kong with her mother's surname Turquotte (also spelt Turcotte), on 16 July 1983.


Kaif's highest-grossing films came with the action thrillers Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Dhoom 3 (2013), and Bang Bang! (2014), all of which rank among the highest-grossing Indian films. Her performance in the thriller New York (2009) earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, and after starring roles in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009), Raajneeti (2010), and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), she received her second nomination for her performance in Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011). She followed with a series of box-office hits, but was criticised for her acting, repetitive roles, and inclination to male-dominated films. After appearing in the Telugu film Malliswari (2004), Kaif earned commercial success in Bollywood with the romantic comedies Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005) and Namastey London (2007). While in India, Kaif received modelling assignments and established a successful modelling career, however, filmmakers were hesitant to cast her due to her poor command of Hindi. At a fashion show in London, Indian filmmaker Kaizad Gustad decided to cast her in Boom (2003), a critical and commercial failure. She received her first modelling assignment as a teenager and later pursued a career as a fashion model. Her accolades include four Filmfare Award nominations.īorn in Hong Kong, Kaif lived in several countries before she moved to London. She is one of the India's highest-paid actresses. Katrina Kaif ( pronounced born Katrina Turquotte 16 July 1983) is a British actress who primarily works in Hindi-language films.
